<VV> Palm Springs Adventure

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I can tell you what I do; I kidnap Smitty as my Trunk Monkey!

:>)))

Chuck S
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tkalp at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Smitty" <vairologist at cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Palm Springs Adventure


> Smitty,
>
> Could you post the contents of your on the road repair parts and tool kit? 
> With the many miles you have herded Corvairs you must have the road kit 
> down to a science.  I would have never thought of the fuel line problems . 
> . .  or a kit and some line so you wouldn't have to carry every line with 
> you.   If you have done this before and I missed it (happens too often) I 
> would still like to see a copy, if not any Corvair owner that drives any 
> distance would find it helpful.
>
> Terry Kalp
>
> ---- Smitty <vairologist at cox.net> wrote:
>> Smitty Says;  Proud of you Tim.  There aren't many of us willing to
>> experience roadside tech sessions it seems.  Onward and upward, never say
>> die.  It is amazing how the Corvair can get you there against all odds if
>> one shows just a little ingenuity.  Tain't gonna happen with a new car.
>> Several years ago as I was pulling into a camp ground with the camper on 
>> the
>> back of the wagon a guy in a pickup was pulling out.  He rolled down the
>> window and said, either you are the best mechanic in the world or the 
>> most
>> crazy S** Of  A  B***h in the world.  That's the way it should be for all 
>> of
>> us.  Our badge of honor.  If you leave home with it, then come back with 
>> it
>> running.
>> On your line failure I have a comment to make.  I know that double flares
>> are difficult to make properly with a hand kit.  But I carry a couple
>> lengths of different size tubing and a hand kit when I travel.  You would 
>> be
>> surprised how far you can get on a good single flare as opposed to a 
>> cracked
>> double flare.
>>
>
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